THE WEEK IN BOXING – DECEMBER 12, 2017
Check out Eric Armit’s comprehensive report in The Week In Boxing – December 12, 2017!
INDONGO VS. MTC BATTLE INTENSIFIES
Former unified world champion Julius “Blue Machine” Indongo of Namibia is pushing to sever ties with the country’s leading boxing promotion, the MTC Nestor Sunshine Boxing and Fitness Academy, this reporter can further confirm that Indongo has now instructed his lawyers to take up the matter. In Friday’s report, inside sources at the Sunshine…
NIGERIA BOXING FEDERATION INVITES 32 BOXERS TO CAMP
The Nigeria Boxing Federation has invited 32 boxers to camp ahead of the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Australia. According to Ademisoro Bode, the Secretary General of the NBF, 16 male and16 female boxers across eight weight categories will resume camping on December 17 in Lagos. He said the boxers would remain at the…
PSC-PACQUIAO AMATEUR BOXING CUP BEGINS SATURDAY
Eight-division world champion Manny Pacquiao believes boxing could end the country’s medal drought in the Olympics hence his partnership with the Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) for the PSC-Pacquiao Amateur Boxing Cup that begins Saturday in General Santos City. “We will be fighting opponents of the same weight that is why I believe we would…
UNDEFEATED 140-POUND PROSPECTS MEET ON JAN. 12 SHOBOX SHOW
NEW YORK (Dec. 12, 2017) – Uzbekistan power-puncher Shohjahon Ergashev will face the toughest test of his career in fellow undefeated and top-10 ranked Sonny Fredrickson in the telecast opener of ShoBox: The New Generation on Friday, Jan. 12 live on SHOWTIME (10 p.m. ET/PT) from Turning Stone Resort Casino in Verona, N.Y. In…
FOX SPORTS AFRICA BOXING DELIVERS STELLAR NIGHT OF ACTION
Gaborone — Local professional boxers led by World Boxing Association Pan African featherweight title hopeful, Steven Bagwasi, gave out free boxing lessons to their opponents on December 7 in an entertaining Fox Sports Africa Boxing bonanza staged at the Gaborone International Convention Centre. However, it was an unfortunate debut contest for newcomer, Moabi Ngaka,…
ARYE AYIITEY WARNS ABOLAJI RASHEED
Arye Ayiiteh, contender for the West African Boxing Union (WABU) middleweight title, has vowed to dethrone reigning champion, Nigeria’s Abolaji “Afonja Warrior” Rasheed, when they meet at GOtv Boxing Night 13 on December 26. The event, which will feature musical performances by Small Doctor, Simi, Falz and Reekado Banks, will witness seven bouts. Speaking…
VITO MIELNICKI JR. WINS U.S. JUNIOR NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP
Nutley, NJ (December 11, 2017) — This past week in Salt Lake City, Utah, Vito Mielnicki Jr. captured the United States Junior National championship in the 145-pound division. Mielnicki of Roseland, New Jersey moved up an unprecedented 10 weight classes where he competed at 106-pounds at the 2017 tournament, and defeated the number-two seed,…
XOLISA MAGUSHA DEFEATS SIPHAMANDLA BALENI
Xolisa Magusha upset Siphamandla Baleni the defending champion to win the South African mini-flyweight title on a 12-round unanimous points decision at the Orient Theatre in East London on Friday night. Judge Allen Matakane scored it 116-112 and judges Siya Vabaza-Booi and Simphiwe Mbini handed in cards of 118-111 and 117-111. The bigger and…
JULIUS INDONGO TO LEAVE MTC SUNSHINE ACADEMY
THE MTC Sunshine Academy is set to lose its biggest star yet with news that former unified world junior welterweight champion Julius Indongo is terminating his association with the country’s most recognizable stable. The ex-WBA, IBF, and IBO world titles holder is no longer training at Sunshine and has reportedly signed with an American…